Species Profile
Environmental Conservation Online System

Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae

Listing Status:   



Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
10/01/2010 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Entire

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3)
Date Citation Page Title
09/01/2010 75 FR 53598 53606 Threatened Status for Shovelnose Sturgeon Under the Similarity of Appearance Provisions of the Endangered Species Act
01/14/2010 75 FR 2102 2104 Proposed Rule To List the Shovelnose Sturgeon as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance
09/22/2009 74 FR 48215 48220 Proposed Rule To List the Shovelnose Sturgeon as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Shovelnose Sturgeon, Entire.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Shovelnose Sturgeon, Entire.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Shovelnose Sturgeon, Entire

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Shovelnose Sturgeon, Entire.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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Last updated: June 20, 2013